This time it’s for real

YES YES YES Eileen I love your challenge! It’s TOM AND I’m down 1.5 lbs from last week! *does the happy dance* I haven’t been this weight ever since I’ve dieted. I was down to 212.5 just before Christmas

Even yesterday I went out to dinner with my friend- I had a grilled chicken sandwhich (with wheat bun) and a side of steamed broccoli. I believe the whole meal was 590 calories!

It’s interesting how now that I try to eat 1500-1800 calories a day, and trying to get a few more workouts in, how much things have changed, and today is gonna be a killer day cuz I have to put together the “treadmill room” and then I’m gonna test it out today I’m so happy this is how I’m feeling today:

Good luck today everyone!

So I decided my blog looks terribly boring compared to all you other lovely people- so you have shamed me into making it nicer! Haha no just kidding- what I meant to say was you INSPIRED ME

Okay I LOVE LOVE LOVE the cute kitty photos- but I’m a bird lover SOOO I’m gonna put birds on my blog- trying to find some cute stuff and I’ll post a page with photos of me and hubby and my bird Broc and Guinea Pig Brownie

Good news my friend’s car is going to be ready soon so he’s taking me to pick up his treadmill *jumps for joy* So now a crazy weekend FULL of organizing the office and spare bedroom to make it fit! FUN!

Today TOM showed up, and I’m hungry! I hate that- and today I’m going out for dinner with a friend, I’ll look up calories when we decide where we want to go Here’s how I’m feeling right now.

Have a great weekend everyone and I swear I’m posting up a new page with pictures of me

WOOOOOOO I just found a treadmill on craigslist for $100! The person is moving and needs to get rid of it ASAP! So I’m going on my lunch break to get it! YAY! I called her and was like please please please don’t give it to anyone else- I’ll be there at 11:30! It’s 10:15 right now, I want to go now lol. I’m gonna get some supplies taken care of then run to the bank- get $100, and then get it! I’m so EXCITED! YAY! I swear this is just so right- it’s like God just knew I was in a rut and knew I needed help and said “here is a treadmill my child” lol. Okay no I’m not a crazy religious nut- but today I was like please God help me out here- I want to keep losing- and behold!

*does the happy dance* I’m doing the happy dance in my office if someone walks by they are going to think I’m crazy! LOL

You know, I read all these blogs and though I’m totally happy for everyone- I can’t help but be disapointed in myself that I’m not losing hardly anything. Before Christmas I was doing great- I started my diet and just before christmas I was 212.5! Where am I now? 213.5! I should be like below 200 by now! I frustrate myself to no end sometimes. I mean granted my husband has been sick and I’ve taken up the slack, and granted I’m taking this course and constantly tired (I study many hours a week outside class as well), but I feel like I got to get out of this RUT! I have class for NINE more weeks! I can’t sit around and waste 9 more weeks of weightloss cuz I’m tired!

So my new contract to myself is to stay on plan like I have BUT to also get those workouts in! I won’t lie sometimes I don’t do the workouts cuz I don’t want hubby to watch me- but I figure if I tell him please leave he will lol.

So today- work till 4, get home at 4:30, see husband’s doctor at 4:45, then come home, make dinner (not sure what I’m making yet), take a rest and then at 7 pm I will put in that 30 day shred video and do the workout, then shower and rest until 9 pm, watch Supernatural, and then BEDTIME!

I am still canceling my gym membership and looking for a treadmill, I might bite the bullet and just go jogging around the neighborhood…

So yesterday my husband and I went to the MRI center and they took pictures of his neck for the neurologist. Well what ended up happening was they were so behind we were there for TWO HOURS. One hour waiting and it took him about another hour to get the photos done. After this I was STARVING as I’d only eaten a BANANA and some oriental rice crackers for breakfast. So I hate eating out but I was ravenous and my husband was like I really want to go to Arbys. I say fine let’s go and they had an “Italian chopped salad” with balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Total of 412 calories, 10 grams carbs, 18 grams fat, and 15 grams protein! Hey you might want to try it eileen- I thought it wouldn’t be so great but it was actually good and filling I definitely will eat that salad again!

Other than that things are okay- dead tired- still have a take home exam to finish- so I’m going to get that done! Have a great day ladies

So I started digging through my old jeans- and a bunch of them fit now! WOO! I’m so freaking happy- today I am wearing a pair I haven’t worn in ages- they are a size 16, but they fit PERFECTLY! Not tight at all! I look HOT

Anyways, I got the paperwork to cancel my gym membership so yay- I’ll probably be billed one last month but that’s fine with me- I found a used treadmill they are asking for $300 I’m trying to see if I can get them down to $200-$250. I’m not sure if I want to spend that money, I’d walk and jog around the neighborhood but I don’t like the neighbors lol! And no point in driving to the park to walk around- that’s just a little dumb don’t you think?

I think I’ll just keep an eye out for a cheaply priced treadmill, in the meantine I can just do the 30DS.

Last night was so COLD I pulled out our thick blanket and stuck it over our comforter or whatever- man it was nice and WARM I didn’t need to use the heater- hopefully my pets aren’t cold- I’d think not since they are COVERED in FUR and FEATHERS lol. My husband probably went to bed at around 2:30 in the MORNING- the steroids the doctor gave him are making him hyper but at the same time he’s feeling a lot better- he has another MRI today then we see the neurologist on Thursday evening. Hopefully we get some definite answers and as Chad is feeling better maybe once his status is confirmed he can go on the medication and then go back to work! That’ll make me so happy (and him too he’s going NUTS). The doctor says as soon as he feels up to it he can go back to work.

Dude no matter how hard I try most days I go over on my salt intake- today so far I’m at 3000 mg! WTF! That’s so frustrating- I should just tell my sparkpeople to stop tracking salt! I mean really? REALLY?! I’m going to eat subway- put NO salt or pepper or vinegar or oil and only light mayo and mustard and that’s like 2000 mg of salt? 900 comes from the bread? I need a large meal to keep me going through class- by the end of it I’m so hungry I’m in PAIN if I don’t eat a footlong. I tried doing a 6 inch pft 1-2 hours in I’m starving. You don’t realize that four hours of lab really works on your body.

Seriously it’s like if this is how much salt I am eating, how about my husband? My sister? They eat more processed food than I do!

I mean I’m logged in (with the sub) at 1540 calories, that should be a GREAT day- but nope- the salt intake SUCKS. In one week my salt intake has only been good ONE day. No wonder I have high blood pressure. Seriously it’s so FRUSTRATING cuz I do not add ANY salt to hardly anything- I’ve started doing things like using garlic powder and onion powder and other herbs to flavor my food- I shudder to think what my salt intake USED to be.

That’s it- taking off the salt count- all it does is bring me negativity and bring me down. Screw you salt counter!

So it’s the start of a new week, did pretty good overall, worked out, ate well, and omg I cleaned for FOUR hours on Sunday- I went on a psycho “this is not clean, must clean” trip. I mean I moved furniture around, I wiped down everything, and so on. The house is SPOTLESS! I’m pretty sore this morning I feel like an old lady who needs a cane or something lol!

Going to do well this week, got to get into the habit of working out more. And this sounds bad but honestly I want to quit the gym- I pay $30 a month and I just don’t really like it there anymore- having to drive 15 minutes ONE WAY to go to the gym, just seems ridiculous right now… I talked to my sister (who coincidentally told me her friend only pays $15 a month for 24 hour fitness - WTF I PAY $30 a month!). So now I’m going to look into another gym. I fuond there is a gym that’s FOUR minutes from my house- some place called “ultimate fitness center” so I’d like to go check it out- maybe tomorrow or something. The area it’s in is a little ghetto so I definitely want to look into it before I commit- but there are quite a few gyms around my house that are much closer than a FIFTEEN MINUTE DRIVE ONE WAY!

ETA: you know I’m seriously considering looking into buying a used treadmill (like for less than $200) and then just continuing with my 30Ds. I honestly hate the gym- I hate waiting, I hate driving there, and so on. I find that a lot of people on these blogs actually work out at home more than working out at a gym, so I think I’m going that route. Course now the gym is going to probably make me jump through hoops to freaking quit- but it’s decided, I want to try this thing at home first- and if I end up not liking it and wanting to go back to the gym, I’ll look into a closer one- no matter what I’m leaving my current gym! :p

I started this whole thing at 221 (well actually when I FIRST FIRST realized I was too fat I was like 235 lbs, but whatever- when I joined 3fc I was 221.

Today the scale read 213.5, gone are the days of 214.5 and 215 at least! I know I’m not working as hard as I could be- with all that’s going on in my life it’s not easy but I still try to eat well. I’m not too fussed about 213.5 because I ate bad for two days last week and last night hubby couldn’t sleep from the steroids the doctor put him on (they said it might happen the first day or two) so I was trying to help him sleep also- I am exhausted! Then today I went out for breakfast to dennys, don’t worry I wasn’t too bad! I had a side of biscuits and gravy (omg HEAVEN 440 calories) and then a coffee with two creams and two sugars. I had half of moons over my hammie so the total meal was like 1000 calories. But planning on having nothing else but fruit and hot dogs for dinner- so it’ll even itself out

My bird’s driving me insane- wants to just play while mommie wants to sleep! Hubby’s playing his video game right now and there is a ton of housework to do- gonna do the 30DS today, don’t know when but it’ll get done today (after my nap).

Broc just flew across the room to my shoulder- so I guess that’s my cue to get off the laptop. :p

Good luck this weekend everyone!

To quote John: “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.”

Gosh this is SO TRUE. The past two days I have gone over my calories- yesterday I had doritos, I had a klondike bar, and so on, but I did pass on the bagels at work! They smelled HEAVENLY I won’t lie. I PLANNED to do well, but life got in the way, but today that won’t happen again! I’m going to eat well AND exercise!

Am I disapointed in myself? Yes and no- will I get over this slump? Most definitely. I’ve just been worried about hubby- he’s been out of work over a month, and his sick leave will not last forever. I hope within two weeks that the cause of what’s going on (MS has not been confirmed yet) is found and his medication is started promptly. Then maybe he can get back to work and life can go on again. Am I making excuses? Nope- but I know I’m an emotional eater, and right now emotions are high- I promise you if I see a “reach out and touch someone” commercial I’ll ball my eyes out because that’s how stressed out I am- but I hold it all in, not good I know, but I don’t want my husband to see me upset, it’ll just depress him and that’s the last thing I want.

I tried Zeus’s recipe last night- it was good- my sister had a friend over last night and everyone liked it- I think I made too much rice- but oh well. I made my cucumber salad to go with it- very yummy! Between four people we had 1.2 lbs of chicken, a can of beans, 2 cups of rice, some onions, and a cucumber salad. I ate the most of the salad but basically that salad has less than 100 calories, there is no dressing or anything in it besides onion, cucumber, tomato, spices, and lemon It’s probaby a bit high in sodium- but it’s not as bad as other salads out there.

Well here’s to hoping the neurologist today will be better than the first one, and here’s to going home after the appointment and taking a nap then doing my workout.